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A bigger tank might help, but I would not count on it. Sometimes certain fish are just disagreeable toward other fish. That same Oscar might get along fine with another cichlid. If you want to keep them both just go with a divider. A 75 should be plenty of room for the two of them.

I'm thinking about ordering from livefishdirect, mostly because they have two fish I've been wanting, a female festae and the Calvus Black Congo. I checked liveaquaria and they don't carry either fish or many others that livedirect does. I've never ordered a cichlid before so I'm trying to do as...

The long dorsal and anal fins would indicate it's a male. Very pretty fish. I'm anxious for mine to reach that size.

If it's going to be a show tank and you want a lot of movement, you should go with Africans. I enjoy new worlds more myself, but you have more behavioral issues with them and they aren't always as busy as peacocks and other Africans. With Africans you can also fit several into one tank.

I have a pleco with my Africans. Two years going and he still has his eyes. For what that's worth. I also had two snails in that tank at one point and they lasted about a week.

I don't know if I would put a Fire Mouth with those other fish, if only because a Fire Mouth can be somewhat aggressive, but you never know how things will work out. I've had Cory cats with cichlids for two years now with no problems. I started with two and now have one. I know they do better in...

That is a really big tank for one oscar. I hope you get the new oscars and everything goes well.

Not other fish, but they do keep the amount of algae down. They also eat the fine particles of food that cichlids don't swallow.

I like bottom dwellers and would keep them even if they didn't do a good job of cleaning the tank, but that's beside the point. They do help keep the tank clean. That's part of their function in nature. Of my five tanks, I have one without plecos or snails. It's no coincidence that it's also the...

Yeah, I didn't know they were so prone to hiding when I bought mine. He only comes out at feeding time. They are a pretty fish.

I'm not in favor of using dye on fish, but some of the arguments made in those links are so overly righteous and absurd it turns me off on listening to them.

I've had fish get sick and die while everyone else in the tank is fine, so I wouldn't necessarily expect it to spread.

How do some of you get away with that many live plants in a cichlid tank? For that matter how do you get them to do that well? I've always had terrible luck with mixed plants in any tank.

Just curious, but how did that little guy get along with the Jags before he started to grow and mature? I'm surprised a smaller fish could withstand them.

Are you sure fish one is a male? I don't know, but it's not as colorful. All of the fins do look the same.

If we're going to compare fish to dogs, I would compare an oscar to a retriever. Sure I would like one, but since everyone seems to have them, they wouldn't by my first choice. I have four tanks all devoted to cichlids and do not have an oscar. If I ever had a 200 gallon tank or bigger then I'd...

You say you're feeding them twice a day. Until things improve you might try feeding them once every other day. If they're eating a lot and producing a lot of waste that is just going to add to your problem.

Do you have any local stores you can try or a local fish club you can contact?

That is exactly right. You can't predict anything with cichlids. Each individual fish is different. Generally, you can say one species is more aggressive than another, but that's not always true. UnlimitedX - if you prefer more medium size cichlids and have some decent selections where you...

You can also go with Africans, but I assume since you're posting in this forum you already want New World cichlids.